External Communication Specialist

With the supervision and direct support of the Director of the RUHS Department of Health Education, this student will act as a resource for the students working in the department and/or taking its training courses. Consistent with the department vision of student empowerment, this person will be considered a student staff member of the Department of Health Education, and thus afforded the rights, responsibilities, and privileges which accompany such a title.

As the Department of Health Education External Communication Specialist, this student will:

• Communicate regularly with the Webmaster/Systems Administrator to aid in the evaluation and improvement of external website function (i.e. student staff applications, program forms, etc.);
• Develop Department of Health Education promotional items with the assistance of graphic artists, orientation co-coordinators, and others;
• Recruit students for the Department of Health Education by going to speak in first and second-year classes and contacting students who express interest in becoming advocates on evaluation forms;
• Develop a plan for public relations and informational outreach so students on campus know about the department and its programs and services, the RUHS services, and general health information;
• Initiate and facilitate focus groups for DHE pamphlets, PSAs, and advertisements to assess the effectiveness of outreach;
• Assist the Secretarial Assistant with university media responsibilities as necessary;
• Meet with the Director and Student Staff Cabinet once every two weeks.

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